in the Great Hall at the House of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York  

WHAT: The effective U.S. moratorium on admitting refugees has left over 20,000 in limbo incountries all over the world, and the Bush Administration is considering lowering the number of refugees it permits into the country in 2002.  This panel was planned before September 11, but has a range of concerns to consider in its wake. In particular panelists will examine the accomplishments of and challenges faced by the United States in refugee policy, in the 50 years since the right to seek refugee was enshrined by the United Nations and countries world-wide.

WHO:             ELEANOR ACER

                        Moderator, Director, Asylum Program, Human Rights First  

EDUARDO ARBOLEDA

Deputy Regional Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 

OWEN B. COOPER

General Counsel, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service 

ARTHUR HELTON

Senior Fellow for Refugee Studies and Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations 

MARK HETFIELD

Director of Overseas Operations, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society 

WHEN:           Wednesday, November 7, 2001, 6:00 – 9:00 PM

WHERE:         Great Hall, House of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
             42 West 44^th Street, New York, NY 10036

CONTACT:    No reservation required.
                        For more information, please call or email Liz Vladeck, 212-845-5259, vladecke@humanrightsfirst.org

Co-sponsored by Human Rights First and the Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law, Cyrus D. Mehta, Chair